Sink and drainboard construction



May 14, 1935.

A. HORNER SINK AND DRAINBOARD CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb. 15. 1932 ,Fji ii /0 v NVENTORI B Y A/erh 07/752: /0

ATTORNEY Patented May 14, 1935 UNITED STATES PATE.

smx AND nnanvnoann CONSTRUCTION Albert Homer, Kapaa Kauai, Territory of Hawaii Application February 13, 1932, Serial No. 592,807

2 Claims. (Cl. 4-189) This invention relates to a building construction and particularly pertains to the construction of drainboards and sinks such as might be used in kitchens, laboratories or the like.

At the present time it is common practice to construct drainboards and sinks so that they have a protective covering of material which is impervious to moisture and which to a great extent is impervious to chemical action and will not erode. In most instances, however, the usual sink or drainboard covering is of material having a vitreous character which renders it hard and brittle, making it easily broken or chipped, and at the same time resulting in breakage and other damage to dishes and utensils carelessly placed thereon, this action being accompanied by considerable objectionable noise.

It is the principal object of the present invention to provide a covering forsinks and drainboards which will have all of the desirable characteristics of sink and drainboard coverings now in use, and will have the added advantage of not chipping, cracking, or otherwise becoming damaged by the action of members in impact therewith, or by the physical or chemical action of liquids and other materials which might come in contact .therewith, at the same time providing a surface upon which dishes and utensils will not readily slide and in connection with which no objectionable noise will result when articles are disposed thereon.

The present invention contemplates the provision of a sink or drainboard covering formed of sheet rubber or the like within which suitable fabric re-enforcement is incorporated and which sheet material may be cut and applied from a bulk supply or may be suitably molded to fit the drainboard apron'or sink.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawing, in which:-

Fig. 1 is a view in vertical section and elevation showing my invention as applied to a molded cover unit for a sink and drainboard.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the composite construction of the covering material.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, I is a drainboard of conventional design, usually made of wood, and which is disposed againsta wall and around a sink I l. The sink is supplied with a drain pipe l2, appropriately positioned and connected therewith. Mounted upon the surface of the drainboard is a sink covering M with which the present invention is concerned. This sink covering as here shown is in the form of a sheet of semi-soft rubber. Rubber of any color may be used, but it has been found that the commercial types of white rubber have a desired resiliency and at the sametime possess high qualities of acid and chemical resistance. The sheet of rubber i4 is made to embody one or more re-enforcing layers of fabric l5, which will give the sheet of material substance and will cause it to be held in its original shape and position when applied to a surface such as a drainboard.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing a structure I! is disclosed. This structure is a molded unit including a complete covering for the exposed surface of the sink, a complete covering for the drainboard and a suitable covering for the portion of wall occurring around the sides of the drainboard. The sink covering indicated generally at 20 is formed with. a wall which merges into and is a homogeneous structure in relation to a drainboard covering 2 I, and this in turn is formed with an upturned marginal flange 22 formed integral therewith. It will be understood that in this particular instance the molded structure may be suitably re-enforced by fabric, wood, or metal, and that the molded device if necessary may be held in place by any suitable fastening means, but preferably by gluing, since this will insure that the covering will adhere to the surface upon which it is applied without buckling or wrinkling, and without possibility that moisture might accumulate beneath it with resulting undesirable effects.

In operation of the present invention it is only necessary to obtain the suitably re-enforced rubber or to manufacture the molded drainboard and sink covers for sinks and drainboards of any desired dimensions and design, after which they may be mounted in position for their intended use and may then be glued into place.

It will thus be seen that the covering here provided for drainboards and sinks will be of very low cost, will lend itself to application without requiring skilled labor or any great amount of material and will when in place aiford a resilient surface for the drainboard or sink which will be chemical resisting, will not crack, chip or otherwise deteriorate, and will'be substantially noiseless when articles are placed thereupon, and reduce breakage of china to a minimum.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention, as now known to me, it will be understood that various changes may be made in combination, construction, and arrangement of parts by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. Acovering for drainboards, sinks and the like which comprises a continuous sheet 0! rub- .5 her and re-enforcing material molded to cover the entire working surface of a drainboard and to extend down into and form a complete lining for a. sink, the margin of said sheet of material being upturned along certain oi! its edges to pro- 10 vide a protecting apron for the adjacent wall or a room along which the sink is built.

2.. A covering for drainboards, sinks and the like which comprises a continuous sheet of rubher molded to cover the entire working surface of a'drainboard and to extend down into and form a complete lining for a sink, the margin of said sheet of material being upturned along certain of its edges to provide a protecting apron for the adjacent wall of a room along which the sink is built.

ALBERT HORNER. 1o 

